A young boy fears that he shot his older brother, who is only faking. He then runs away to Coney Island, a crowded beach area, and gets money by returning soda bottles for their deposits.

Joey, a young boy, runs away to Coney Island after he is tricked into believing he has killed his older brother. Joey collects glass bottles and turns them into money, which he uses to ride the rides.

This film heavily influenced the French "New Wave" style cinema of the late 1950's and 1960's.

Filmed with hand-held 35mm cameras that could not record sound. All the dialog and background sound was dubbed in post production.

Selected for preservation by the Library of Congress in 1997.

Eddie Manson, a professional harmonica player provided the background music.